CVE-2011-2598
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of...
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
- Record
CVE-2011-2598- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
- Record
CVE-2011-2598- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2581 No score
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2581- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-833r-vjfj-j25r No score
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of...
The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x allows remote attackers to obtain screenshots of the windows of arbitrary desktop applications via vectors involving an SVG filter, an IFRAME element, and uninitialized data in graphics memory.
- Record
GHSA-833r-vjfj-j25r- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-2598 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published June 30, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/06/16/webgl-graphics-memory-stealing-issue
securityfocus.com/bid/48319
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14207
contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl2
theregister.co.uk/2011/06/16/webgl_security_threats_redux
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2598
github.com/advisories/GHSA-833r-vjfj-j25r